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protelomerases

protelomerases is the plural of protelomerase.

Meaning of protelomerase

Noun

protelomerase (plural protelomerases)

  1. Any enzyme that generates and protects "hairpin" telomeres
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Questions about protelomerases

What is protelomerases the plural of?
Protelomerases is the plural of protelomerase.

Words near protelomerases in the dictionary

  1. proteinuric
  2. protelean
  3. protelid
  4. protelids
  5. protelomerase
  6. protelomerases
  7. protemperance
  8. protemporaneous
  9. protenant
  10. protend
  11. protended

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